9-3-25 - Instagram gets an iPad app with a whole new design!
After many years of not treating the iPad like a device that needed a good Instagram experience, the team is finally rolling out an iPad app, with a different experience - the Reels tab will be featured, and you watch videos while commenting and responding to messages. If you feel left out because you don't have an iPad, I explain how to use Instagram on other devices. Additionally we have some TikTok updates including new tools to help creators get on the TikTok shop, and the YouTube team shares an update on Communities. Links:Instagram: Instagram for iPad, designed for bigger screens (Instagram)Instagram: A New Ranking Framework for Better Notification Quality on Instagram (FB.com Blog)TikTok: Creator tips: Your TikTok Shop toolkit (TikTok)TikTok: TikTok Deadline will keep getting extended, says Trump (FastCompany)YouTube: This Week at YouTube: Gift Effects, Gift Goals Experiment, and Direct Links for Communities! (YouTube)
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9-1-25 - How to use Meta's AI to Write Scripts for Viral Videos and Cyndi Zaweski on Storytelling Strategies
Today on the show, Instagram gets filters for Story Replies, Unread messages, Unanswered messages, messages from Followers, and messages from Verified users. Additionally, the Instagram @creators account shares a strategy for using AI to write scripts with viral hooks, TikTok adds voice messages in the inbox, and Cyndi Zaweski stops by to share storytelling strategies.Links:Instagram: @Creators account shares DM Inbox Updates (Instagram)Instagram: Using Meta AI to write scripts with viral hooks (Instagram)TikTok: TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs (TechCrunch) Interview with Cyndi Zaweski:Crafting Your Brand's Story with Cyndi Zaweski of StoryCraft with CyndiVideo Interview: (YouTube)Audio Interview: (Apple Podcasts) (Spotify) (Others)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
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8-25-25 - Instagram's New Video Tutorial Series to use Edits
Instagram has launched a new video series to explain how to get the most of out Edits, the Head of Instagram explains how to tell if someone has unfollowed you, and the YouTube Creator Insider team updates us on the YouTube Create app.Links:Edits: Video Series (Instagram)Instagram: How to tell if someone unfollowed you (Instagram)YouTube: YouTube Create Templates, Hype and AI Summaries (YouTube)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
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8-25-25 - Instagram Launches the Ability to Connect Related Reels which is fantastic
Today the Head of Instagram explains connected Reels, which is a new feature that's badly needed. He also explains trial reels, how to stop certain people from seeing your reposts, how long to wait in between posts, and what to do if you want to post a Reel longer than 3 minutes.Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
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8-22-25 - Email Newsletters are a Growth Hack with Bella Rose Mortel from beehiiv
Today I interview Bella Rose Mortel, a social media strategist and creative copywriter known for building authentic, high-impact digital brands. Currently at beehiiv, she leads content + strategy across LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Instagram and other platforms, blending strategy with storytelling to drive growth and engagement. With a background at Workweek and Morning Brew, plus her own Gen Z–focused newsletter The Personality Hire, she’s passionate about making B2B content feel human, relevant, and genuinely fun.In this interview, we discuss the critical importance for creators to "own their audience" through an email newsletter, as social media platforms can be unreliable due to algorithm changes or potential bans. Bella Rose highlights beehive's key differentiators from competitors like Substack, including its 0% cut on paid subscription revenue (only Stripe fees apply), a built-in ad network that offers sponsorship opportunities with no minimum subscriber count (even for those with as few as 100 subscribers), and a new fully integrated website builder. The discussion also covers beehiiv's tools designed to make content creation easier, such as AI writing assistance and various newsletter and website templates, emphasizing its role as an all-in-one platform to simplify growing and monetizing a content business. Bella Rose also shares insights from her dual perspective as a newsletter creator and social media strategist, explaining how newsletters foster a deeper connection with an intentional audience compared to the passive scrolling on social media, and offering practical advice on managing multiple social platforms.Find Bella Rose:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellarosemortel/Newsletter: The Personality Hire - https://bella-roses-newsletter.beehiiv.com/t/lifestyle Find beehiiv:Web: https://www.beehiiv.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beehiiv/ Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
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